Once upon a time there were two cute little benches that I’ve had forever. Here is a picture of how the benches used to look in the beginning
and the steps I took to make them look adorable!
Te first thing I did was paint the bench white.
Then I antiqued it using my good friend the sander.
I applied the vinyl stencils that I had previously made in place and I peeled off the transfer paper.
Time to paint! Remember that it is always safer to tap.., tap…, tap the paint than to brush it side to side. However because the surface of the bench was smooth and the vinyl stuck to it perfectly this time I used a small disposal roller {from the dollar store}to take care of business.
…What number are we at?
When the paint was dry I peeled the stencil off. This part always excites me!
I did it all over again with the second bench.
I stood back and I thought… looking good 😉
Some more sanding to add more character!
I think they would look fabulous on pillow cases.
Click here if you want to see how to paint fabric using vinyl stencils.
Love the benches. Will be doing the Country Living Show in Atlanta, GA in Oct. would be a great addition. They are wonderful, and look so easy. [email protected]
oh, i truly love this!!!!! I have a couple benches i could try this on! xoxo, tracie
Stunning job & Congrats to Judi & Wende. So kind of you to give away the stencils, but the idea & the how to are perfect gifts too, so Thanks! :o)
Ai, too late…
…OK Here we go… the GIVEAWAY is CLOSED. Thank you so much for all your sweet comments. 😉
Your benches are just too cute and I love those stencils! What a fabulous remake!
I would love to win these! So cute!
…and girl I love what you did with the patio. Lovely as always. Here is your second BONUS entry 😉
You are right KristiYaYa… It's not over…we have a little over an hour left {I almost got in trouble ;)} Donna, thank you so much for sharing them at your Funky Junk Interiors FB page here is an BONUS entry from me…
It's not over…. don't forget she said Pacific Standard Time!!!!!
Love these benches and love the stencils!!!!
I always liked it when Paul of "Mad About You" would say "No 1 xxxxx xxxx" Then he'd say "And B xxxx xxxx" That would be a good one too! ( or A and 2)